An analysis of 800 million tweets reveals our mode of thinking changes throughout the day.

COMMENT: Computers can now predict your death date. Would you want to know?

Two inspirational women in Stem share insights about working in a male-dominated field.

Is there a difference between online trolls and cyber-bullies? It turns out there is.

"Restrictive by default" guidelines are holding back crucial NZ studies, researchers say.

The bacterium behind gonorrhoea has grown resistant to many common antibiotics.

While most of us have experienced it, the science around turbulence isn't well understood.

Kiwi scientists have used DNA to find out how the first pooches arrived in the Pacific.

Study co-authored by Kiwi singled out among 250 findings that could "help change world".

Scientists aim to model risks linked to collapsing volcanoes, saving lives and buildings.

How would lava like that devastating Hawaii affect Auckland's underground networks?

Breakthrough could point the way to stopping the spread of genes that pose a threat to us.

A new report is good news for the greenfinch - but worrying for the tiny waxeye.

Video game "loot boxes" with random rewards inside could be triggering gambling habits.

Lead - at safe levels - was found in the blood of all Kiwis surveyed in a major new study.

If these things more than annoy you, then you may be suffering from this condition.

Another potential problem posed for low-lying tropical islands under climate change.

Scientists beam recording of the cosmologist's voice to nearest black hole in space.

You're spoiling for a spat, but all you really need is a sandwich. Why do we get "hangry"?

There's a bigger story to conservation than NZ's predator-free goal, says Phil Seddon.

Ocean swells have been driving a catastrophic disintegration of Antarctic ice shelves.

What happens in the next decade could determine the fate of Antarctica - and our coasts.

Warmer-water events can worsen the nutritional balance of fish, new study finds.

With plastic now being found in Antarctica's pristine waters, has action come too late?

Respected biochemist Professor Juliet Gerrard stepping into PM's science adviser role.

Malnourished juvenile humpback whale washed ashore on German beach, shocking scientists.

Nasa discovery of ancient organic material revives scientists' hopes.

Scientists believe the lake activity is part cycle that's long been observed at Mt Ruapehu

How did Easter Island's statues get hats? And what can it teach us about climate change?

Hawaii has scientists wide-eyed, eager to advance what's known about volcanos.